The Partnering Group (TPG), a promotional products industry buying group with more than $100 million in buying power, has named Jenny Taylor its executive director.

“We are thrilled to have Jenny come on board, (which allows) us to enhance our effectiveness and the value we provide to our partners,” TPG President Adam Cott said in a statement released Aug. 6. “As TPG continues to grow in membership, it was time to bring on an executive director who can help us continue to grow and better communicate with our supplier partners.”

According to TPG, Taylor has more than a decade of experience in senior management positions. For the last eight months, she’s been Executive Director of the Promotional Products Association of Florida. Additional top roles include serving as vice president of operations for First Resource, Inc., a management firm that serves non-profit associations, according to Taylor’s LinkedIn profile. There, she “achieved record membership, retention and event attendance for four straight years in a row,” TPG said in a release.

Holding a Master’s Degree in Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary, Taylor is a certified facilitator in LEGO Serious Play, a method for developing leadership, business, innovation, creativity and team dynamics. An adjunct professor at Trinity College of Florida, Taylor has also worked as a program manager for Bouck Management Associates, an association management company that services primarily medical associations.

“Jenny brings a passion for leadership and sustainable organizational strategies to elevate the success of TPG,” the buying group said in a statement. “She is an expert in planning highly successful events that provide top quality service and engaging sessions.”

TPG’s supplier partners include Top 40 firms like alphabroder (asi/34063), BIC Graphic North America (asi/40480), 3M/Promotional Markets (asi/91240), Vantage Apparel (asi/93390), Sweda (asi/90305), Hit Promotional Products (asi/61125) and more.